Antiseptic protector.



T. LAMB;

ANTISBPTIG PROTECTOR.

APPLIOATIoN FILED DB0. 9. 1912.

1,104,908. Patented July 28, 1914,

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THOMAS LAiviia, or? BROOKLYN, NEW'YORK.

ANTISEPTIG PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS LAMB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings .and State of New York,have invented certain new andv useful Improvements in AntisepticProtectors, Of which thefollowing is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to telephone attachments and more particularly toantiseptic protectors adapted to be attached to the transmitter of atelephone.

The primary obj ect of the invention is the provision of an improveddevice of the character stated possessing the characteristics ofsimplicity, cheapness, and eiiiciency.-

The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a device capable ofattachment to either the transmitter or receiver of a telephone; andembracing novel features of construction enabling attachment anddetachment of the device relative to the transmitter or receiver, as`the case may be.

A further object of the invention isthe provision, in a device of thecharacter specified, of a supplemental.mouth-piece or cup for thereceiver or transmitter, adapted to support the attaching means and thedisinfectant material; and the same combined with a closure for the saidsupplemental mouth-piece or cup when not in use;l andv lstill morespecifically the closurebeing formed detachable and so shaped as toconstitute a cover for the free ear of the person using thetelephone. v

The foregoing and vother advantageous details in the construction andarrangement of parts constituting` the preferred kembodiment of theinvention to which I have alluded,

will be apparent from the specific descripktion hereinafter containedwhen'read in coni nection with the accompanying drawings forming parthereof and wherein said embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear view of the attachment'. Fig. 2 is afront view. i

Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4c' is a side elevation of the partsinseparated relation. Referring more specifically to the drawings,wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in theseveral'` views, A represents a supplemental mouthypiece or cup, thesame being provided with a p removable cover iB adapted normally to tutea coverfor the free ear of the user of the telephone, useful .in manyinstances tending to interfere with the hearing. The back C1 of the cupA just referred to is formedV with a central opening D adapted toregister with the opening in the ordinary telephone mouth-piece j orreceiver, and either on the inside or outside (or both), of thisback,`are laid sheets Or pads E of medicated material suchy as tissueypaper, constituting the vehicle for carrying the antiseptic ordisinfecting substance. are detachably secured in place by means ofPatented Julyr 28, 1914.

Application filed December 9, i912. Serial No. 735,769.

close the same and lwhen removed to constii where the user is surroundedby disturbances ses These sheetsk E i headed studs F, F', the samebeingfour in f number, passed through the sheets and through key hole slots Gin the back C. The studs'iF'are carried at the opposite ends of anelongated plate I-I, having a central opening i registering with theopening D in the back, this plate carrying' outwardly projecting,oppositely disposed wire loops J curved inwardly at their ends, adaptedto receive within ythe same `the enlarged end of the usual telephonereceiver, the loops J being adapted to be sprung over said end so as toreceive andembrace the same to supportthe attachment on the receiverwhen that use of ythe attachment is` desired. The other pair .ofv studsF are carried by a similar plate K arranged at right angles to the plateI-I and overlying the same, this plate J being also provided with acentral opening la register-l ing with the corresponding openings in theplate J and back .0. The plate K carries an arched wire rest L spaced a.substantial distancetherefrom adapted to enga-geland receive within thespace between the arched portion and theplate, the mouth-piece of theordinary transmitter, `when supporting the ydevice onsaid transmitter.`The two plates being arranged as described, together constitute asubstantially Vcontinuous disk behind the back C to confine therebetweenthe tissue paperor similar sheets E, the latter bridging the opening in.theplates and back, and the two pairs of studs carried by the twoplates constitute a four-point fastening.` engagement between the partsto securely. hold the same in place, while permitting easy detachmentofeither-or both of the plates, and the changing of the disinfectingmaterialat will.

` `W'hileIhaveherein illustratedone embodiment of the invention, will be:understood by persons skilled in thev artLthat the invention is capableof being embodied in forms and devices other than thatespecially l. Ananti-septic protector for telephones* com rising a su leinentalmouthoiece or :n

cup having its iiange disposed forwardly,`

means extending rearwardly from kthe cup enabling attachment of the sameto a tele-1 phone in the normal condition of the latter.

the latter, substantially as described.

abling attachment of the same toa telephone transmitter, and otherdevices 2enabling the attachment thereof toa telephone receiver, saiddevices being crossedand provided with means at the opposite ends'thereof coperatseptic vehicle.

3. An antiseptic protector for telephones slots for engagement with saidstuds.

studs.

enabling attachment ofthe same to a telephone in the normal condition ofthe latter, an anti-septic vehicle on the back of ythe cup interposedbetween the same and saidl means, and engaged to be held in place by thelatter, and a detachable cover lfor said anti-septic vehicle adapted tonormally pro-f` tect the same, said cover being formed to;

constitute, when removed, a cover for the ear of the user, substantiallyas described.

piece or cup, an antiseptic vehicle carried thereby, means enablingattachment of the same to a telephone, and a detachable cover G5 for thehollow mouth-piece or cup for nor and an antiseptic vehicle on the backof the cup interposed between the same andsaid` means, and engaged tobeheld in place byl ing with each other lto support the -anti 6. Anantiseptic protector for` telephones. comprising a supplemental hollowmoutli` Vand separated from said plate by terminal portions connecting`the arched rest to the plate so as to accommodate the mouth-piecebetween said arched rest and the plate, substantially as described.

8.4 An antiseptic protector for telephones,

l comprising a vehicle for the antiseptic sub- 2. An antisepticprotector for telephonesj comprising an antiseptic vehicle, devicesenlthe transmitter circumferentially ofthe latter and to vreceive thesame between said arched rest and the plate, andy means on said platedetachably engaging the .vehicle for the `antiseptic substance,substantially as described.

9. An antiseptic protector for telephones vcomprising a vehicle for theantiseptic substance, and means for supporting the same comprisingoppositelydisposed spring metal members having engagingportionsseparated by open spaces adapted to detachably em- 4. An antisepticprotector for telephones i comprising a supplemental mouth-piece or;cup, an antiseptic vehicle carried thereby,` and means enablingattachment of the'samel to atelephone, said means comprising a plate fcarrying headed studs, jand the back of the mouth-piece or cup 'havingkey-hole slotst for engagement with said studs, the 'anti-,` vsepticvehicle being also engaged -by said,

brace and enga-ge at two points correspondinglyopposite portions ofthe'telephone receiver, a plate carrying said members, and meanson theplate for engaging the vehicle `forthe antiseptic substance,substantially as described.

.10. An antiseptic protector for telephones comprising a vehicle forthev antiseptic substance, and means for supporting the same fcomprising oppositely Vdisposed elongated 5. An anti-septic protectorfor telephones, comprising a supplemental mouth-piece or cup having itsflange disposed forwardly,l means extending rearwardly from the cuplopen wire loops adapted to be forced apart by -thetelephone receiverwhen detachably engaging the latter, the open spaces in the loopsaccommodating peripherally projecting portions of the receiver,substantially as described.

l1. An antiseptic lprotector for telephones comprising a vehicle for theantiseptic substance, and means for supporting the same comprisingoppositely disposed elongated open wire loops adapted to be forced apartby lthe'telephone receiver when detachably engagingthe latter,*the openspaces in the loops accommodating peripherally projectling portions ofthe receiver, said loops being .f

curved so that the ends thereof will relatively diverge Iin an inwarddirection.

12.y An antiseptic protector for telephones .comprising a supplementalmouth-piece or cup, a vehicle for antiseptic material associatedtherewith, said mouth-piece `or cup having key-hole slots in its back,superposed plates arranged at right angles to each other on the back ofthe mouth-piece or cup,

headed studs at the ends of the plates engagging the key-hole slots inthe back, and supporting devices respectively carried by the platesadapted to engage a telephone receiver and transmitter, substantially asdescribed. e*

13. An antiseptic protector for telephones comprising a supplementalmouth-piece or cup, a vehicle for antiseptic material associatedtherewith, said mouth-piece or cup having key-hole slots in its back,superposed plates arranged at right angles to each other i the vehiclefor the antiseptic substance to secure the same in place. e

In testimony whereof aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LAMB.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. BOWER, A. B. LARKIN;

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, p Washington, D. C.

